Title: Aurorasaurus database of real-time, crowd-sourced aurora data for space weather research

Journal Article · · Earth and Space Science
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  1. The Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC (United States); NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States); New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  2. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States); New Mexico Consortium, Los Alamos, NM (United States)
  3. Lancaster Univ. (United Kingdom)
  4. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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This work documents the details of Aurorasaurus citizen science data for the period spanning 2015 and 2016 as well as its routine data filtering protocols. Aurorasaurus citizen science data is a collection of auroral sightings submitted to the project via its website or apps and mined from social media. It is a robust data set and particularly abundant during strong geomagnetic storms when auroral precipitation models have the highest uncertainty. This data is offered to the scientific community for use through an open-access database in its raw and scientific formats, each of which is described in detail in this technical report. Furthermore, by demonstrating its scientific utility, we aim to encourage its integration into auroral research.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) (United States); National Science Foundation (NSF) (United States); Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) (United Kingdom); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
1484671
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-18-29919
Journal Information:
Earth and Space Science, Journal Name: Earth and Space Science Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 5; ISSN 2333-5084
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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